tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post1332062112458098081..comments2018-02-20T18:16:31.715-08:00Comments on Classic Television Showbiz: The Rheingold Theater starring Buster Keaton and presented by Douglas Fairbanks Jr (1954)Kliph Nesteroffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06173098298949183691noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-16330529075412887302010-03-30T13:01:45.187-07:002010-03-30T13:01:45.187-07:00From a May 9, 1954 New York Times profile:
... [K...From a May 9, 1954 New York Times profile:<br /><br />... [Keaton] went to London to play his first serious role. It is in a half-hour TV film being made by Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Keaton is supposed to be a government official who becomes disillusioned with the work he is doing in a police state. Keaton is not sure why he, a slapstick comedian, was chosen for the part. &quot;The novelty of it, I guess,&quot; he says. ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com